May 2023 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Police search for the names of 22 women murdered

May 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police in three European countries are asking for help to identify 22 murdered women whose names remain a mystery. The bodies were found in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany between 1976 and 2019. An unsolved […]

Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

May 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British national extradited to the US last month has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in one of the biggest hacks in social media history. The July 2020 Twitter hack affected over […]

Donald Trump sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll, civil trial jury finds

May 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has been found liable of battery and defamation, after a civil trial jury found he sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s. The jury rejected the rape claim but awarded the […]

Eight killed after car ploughs into Texas bus stop

May 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Eight people have been killed and at least 10 injured after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a city bus stop, police in Brownsville, Texas, said on Sunday. Brownsville police investigator Lieutenant […]

Gunshots heard after police smash into house to free hostage in Kent, witnesses say

May 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Gunshots were heard after police smashed into a house in Kent to free a woman who was being held hostage, witnesses have said. A man and a woman were taken to hospital with serious injuries […]

Multiple casualties at Allen, Texas mall shooting

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A gunman has opened fire on shoppers at an outlet mall north of Dallas, Texas, causing multiple casualties. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the mall in the city of Allen, as eyewitnesses described a […]

Richard Glossip: US Supreme Court halts man’s fourth execution attempt

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A convicted man in Oklahoma has escaped a fourth execution attempt after a rare intervention from the US Supreme Court. The court halted Richard Glossip’s 18 May execution after the state’s top lawman said he […]

The King crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury in historic coronation at Westminster Abbey

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

The King has been crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in his historic coronation at Westminster Abbey. The archbishop Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on the monarch’s head minutes before Camilla was […]

Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” jailed for organ-trafficking plot

May 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted […]

Attempted murder arrest after children shot in Wolverhampton

May 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two children were injured in a shooting. The suspect was arrested by armed officers after a car thought to have been involved in the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2023

Police search for the names of 22 women murdered

Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

Donald Trump sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll, civil trial jury finds

Eight killed after car ploughs into Texas bus stop

Gunshots heard after police smash into house to free hostage in Kent, witnesses say

Multiple casualties at Allen, Texas mall shooting

Richard Glossip: US Supreme Court halts man’s fourth execution attempt

The King crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury in historic coronation at Westminster Abbey

Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” jailed for organ-trafficking plot

Attempted murder arrest after children shot in Wolverhampton